Tangonosekku

Tango no Sekku (Boys' Day)  端午の節句 - Annual Events on the Internet ネットで年中行事 - Nihongo Memo 日本語メモ

Children's Day – Kids Web Japan - brief explanation of Children's Day in English.

Kodomo no hi – Wikipedia article on Boy’s Day (also known as the Feast of Banners). There is also a page available on the Japanese version of Wikipedia.

Boy's Day – Explanation of Boys' Day in English.

The Japanese Boys’ Festival called Tango no Sekku, plus a Song for the Holiday called Koinobori

Koinobori: Celebrating the Spirit of Boys Day on the Web site of the Japanese American National Museum.

端午の節句 – Page in Japanese on the origins of Tangonosekku and on how it is celebrated today.

Photos

Flickr: "koinobori" –  Koinobori photos that can also be viewed as a slideshow.

こいのぼり – There are a dozen koinobori photos on this Web page. You can click on the images to enlarge the photos. Other Web sites with koinobori photos can be found at the following web sites: 芥川こいのぼりフェスタ – Yamashita Catalog

広田屋 - Catalogue pages of miniature samurai helmets and armors. A second page is also available. Click on the image to see a larger version.

A photo of a sales floor with many Boys' Day dolls on display at the "広田屋" website.

Activities

Tango-No-Sekku – Kabuto -  Downloadable Kabuto (samurai helmet) paper-craft with instructions.

五月人形(よろいかざり) - Downloadable Yoroi (samurai armour) paper-craft with instructions.

こいのぼり - Downloadable Koinobori paper-craft with instructions.

Koinobori coloring page

Traditional kite coloring pages

Flying carp kites to color

折り紙教室/古典シリーズ/かぶと – Instructions to create a Origami kabuto (samurai helmet).

Downloadable MP3 music files of traditional children's songs of Boys' Day

Carp Windsocks - Boys' Festival Song – This page offers the lyrics of this song in Japanese, in Romaji and in English translation. Also available on the page are MP3 and MIDI sound files of the melody.